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Zinoviev Letter

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PayJim said:
A recent convert to cycling and my what a sport. The history and tradition of the sport itself. The absolutely phenomenal physical endurance and bravery of the men involved. The sacrifice that elite sportsmen make for the greater good of the team. And all with the backdrop of the beautiful continent of Europe.

Mind-blowing and awe-inspiring,

However....

Cycling's continued devotion to the covid cult will be the ruin of it.

Men who have just rode and climbed for 200+ km being told they are ill is farcical.

Eurosport's 'breaking news' just now re the UAE Team Manager, delivered in a very sombre tone, extolling his 20 years in role and being seen recently as yesterday on TV genuinely led me to believe he had died.

But no, 'tested positive for covid'

Pathetic, and what a future we're leaving for our children.

Anyway, Pidcock's descending there is one of the many reasons I've fallen in love with this sport and just want to say Fabio Jakobsen must have ice in his veins to come back from that assault (not accident), kudos to the fella.
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Dude, welcome to the sport, welcome to the forum, however please try to avoid causing rows with crank opinions.
 
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PayJim said:
A recent convert to cycling and my what a sport. The history and tradition of the sport itself. The absolutely phenomenal physical endurance and bravery of the men involved. The sacrifice that elite sportsmen make for the greater good of the team. And all with the backdrop of the beautiful continent of Europe.

Mind-blowing and awe-inspiring,

However....

Cycling's continued devotion to the covid cult will be the ruin of it.

Men who have just rode and climbed for 200+ km being told they are ill is farcical.

Eurosport's 'breaking news' just now re the UAE Team Manager, delivered in a very sombre tone, extolling his 20 years in role and being seen recently as yesterday on TV genuinely led me to believe he had died.

But no, 'tested positive for covid'

Pathetic, and what a future we're leaving for our children.

Anyway, Pidcock's descending there is one of the many reasons I've fallen in love with this sport and just want to say Fabio Jakobsen must have ice in his veins to come back from that assault (not accident), kudos to the fella.
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Andrew Talansky, that you?
 
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Samu Cuenca

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JV should just let the break ride away it it. In case Vingegaard isn't the strongest today, it's risky to have the time bonuses in play. And if he is the best, he will still have a chance to increase his lead. Kruijswijk/Roglič aren't likely to podium either, so allowing Pidcock to move up shouldn't bother them too much.
 
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PayJim

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Dude, welcome to the sport, welcome to the forum, however please try to avoid causing rows with crank opinions.
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'crank opinions'?

An elite athlete, among the fittest men on earth, has just ridden for 200km, at average speed of 45mph, up and down mountains, is then told at the end of the race he's ill

Yeah, I'm the crank
 
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